A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.

Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.